ESPN Analyst Names Most Overated Team in AP Preseason Poll

As we approach the start of the 2019 college football season, analysts have been looking through the rankings and sharing their thoughts of how the national landscape could play out. For ESPN analyst Dusty Dvoracek, that meant picking out one team as the most overrated in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

According to Dvoracek, the most overated team comes out of the SEC East, with the top ten-ranked Florida Gators earning the unflattering designation.

“I just look at this: They lost a lot on their offensive line,” he said, via Saturday Down South. “Their offensive line was so good. They had a good running game and they kept Feleipe Franks protected. They’re not going to be able to do that this year. When I look at this schedule, you have to go to LSU — I’m not even talking about Miami.

“I’m going to give them a win (against Miami). You have to go to LSU. You have to play Georgia, who I think is a better team than you. You have to go to Missouri at the end of the season. I just think that’s going to be too tall of an order. I have three, if not four, losses for the Gators. I just think, in year No. 2 for Dan Mullen, they’re going to take a step back.”

Josh became editor at COED in 2016 and is also the Editor-in-Chief of Campus Sports. He studied journalism at Seton Hill University and is a member of the FWAA and USBWA. His work has been featured in Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, FOXSports.com, CBSSSports.com, along with others. You can contact Josh at: josh.sanchez@teamcoed.com.